Hi, I get this with lspci: 00:09.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)

Tried everything on my skills (quite poor) but can't get wlan working. There seems not to be suitable drivers for this card.

Can anyone give me simplified instructions how to make it work? Other than bying a new laptop or wireless card...

looks like you need to install the driver, just google BCM4306 and your os for exact solution (or tell us more about what you have installed)
an example: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2178967

Tried this already: http://linuxforums.org.uk/index.php?...81040#msg81040

not helping...

-T

So do you have ubuntu 12.04? Can you test the link I gave you and tell us the result!

It's actually Lubuntu 12.04...

Ok, with lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net:

00:09.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4320] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Wistron NeWeb Corp. TravelMate 290E WLAN Mini-PCI Card [185f:1220]
Kernel driver in use: wl
--
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet [14e4:169c] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0057]
Kernel driver in use: tg3

What conclusions should I make...sry my ignorance.

please read the link in #2, check it and tell us what's happened (not helping is not enough to go further)

Hi,

I tried earlier to install:
firmware-b43-installer" (along with b43fwcutter)

now did this:
sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree
sudo modprobe -rv b43
sudo modprobe -v b43

terminal stops like this:
sudo modprobe -v b43
insmod /lib/modules/3.2.0-61-generic/kernel/drivers/ssb/ssb.ko

you gave almost no usable information. Is firmware-b43-installer really installed (what about b43fwcutter)? modprobe -v b43 was successful? what will lsmod respond? Do you have any related info in /var/log/* ?

lsmod:
Module Size Used by
ssb 69106 1
bnep 17830 2
snd_via82xx 37657 1
bluetooth 158447 7 bnep
joydev 17393 0
gameport 15060 1 snd_via82xx
snd_via82xx_modem 27464 1
snd_ac97_codec 110213 2 snd_via82xx,snd_via82xx_modem
snd_mpu401_uart 13865 1 snd_via82xx
radeon 738089 2
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
ac97_bus 12642 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_rawmidi 25424 2 snd_mpu401_uart,snd_seq_midi
snd_pcm 80916 3 snd_via82xx,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_ac97_codec
snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 51592 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 14172 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd_timer 28931 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
ppdev 12849 0
psmouse 96744 0
ttm 65344 1 radeon
wl 3032542 1
snd 62218 9 snd_via82xx,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_ac97_codec,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_seq_dev ice,snd_timer
i2c_viapro 12969 0
via_ircc 26781 0
serio_raw 13027 0
pcmcia 39826 0
k8temp 12905 0
snd_page_alloc 14115 3 snd_via82xx,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_pcm
irda 185517 1 via_ircc
drm_kms_helper 45466 1 radeon
soundcore 14635 1 snd
parport_pc 32114 1
crc_ccitt 12627 1 irda
drm 197641 4 radeon,ttm,drm_kms_helper
video 19115 0
i2c_algo_bit 13199 1 radeon
yenta_socket 27428 0
cfg80211 178877 1 wl
pcmcia_rsrc 18367 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 21511 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,pcmcia_rsrc
lib80211 14040 1 wl
mac_hid 13077 0
shpchp 32265 0
lp 17455 0
parport 40930 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
usb_storage 39646 0
pata_via 13428 2
firewire_ohci 40180 0
tg3 141465 0
firewire_core 56940 1 firewire_ohci
crc_itu_t 12627 1 firewire_core

What info will you need from /var/log/ ? If all it will be a very long post...

you need to look for any related message in /var/log (grep b43 or execute a modprobe and check the result ...) what kind of os/kernel do you have?

Please remember that I'm a newbie with linux...

modprobe -v b43 gave:
insmod /lib/modules/3.2.0-61-generic/kernel/drivers/ssb/ssb.ko
WARNING: Error inserting ssb (/lib/modules/3.2.0-61-generic/kernel/drivers/ssb/ssb.ko): Operation not permitted
WARNING: Error inserting bcma (/lib/modules/3.2.0-61-generic/kernel/drivers/bcma/bcma.ko): Operation not permitted
WARNING: Error inserting cfg80211 (/lib/modules/3.2.0-61-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko): Operation not permitted
WARNING: Error inserting mac80211 (/lib/modules/3.2.0-61-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko): Operation not permitted
FATAL: Error inserting b43 (/lib/modules/3.2.0-61-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.ko): Operation not permitted

Seems promising...

Did not find any related log files...

so you need to execute that command as root:
sudo modprobe -v b43
and check the result again.

Got only one line:

insmod /lib/modules/3.2.0-61-generic/kernel/drivers/ssb/ssb.ko

tried it again and gave no answer at all...